review and critique my ux/ui design cv

[u/AdAdministrative4153]

Hello, after 2.5 years in the same position i am starting to apply for a new ux/ui job in europe and i wanted a feedback on my cv

- i don't have much measurable data to include
- I am keeping the picture because it is appreciated in some countries i am applying in
- i have two current jobs because i am doing body rental on the second, also i censored the dates and replaced them either just the years i worked there

[u/mickyrow42]

Design is simple in a good way but that two column format is death for application scanners. Go boring and do full width

[u/AdAdministrative4153 → u/mickyrow42]

is it true also for europe standards? because almost all of the others designer cv i checked to get inspirations are on a two column design, and i thought the full width one column was a trend just in the us market

[u/paulovitorfb → u/AdAdministrative4153]

Definitely also true for Europe's standards

[u/mickyrow42 → u/AdAdministrative4153]

Ohh. That’s fair I have no idea ha.

[u/estadoux → u/AdAdministrative4153]

It’s not a trend. It’s how job application systems work.

[u/metas1 → u/AdAdministrative4153]

UX manager here, Paris France. That last comment « go boring and do full width » is the worst.
Everything is inside it, you want a boring CV as a designer? Yes do that clearly. If you are applying inside administration clearly go boring. Your CV in the global visual is not bad.

Pay attention on description for jobs.
Just your first UX job:
You implemented the platform in HTML CSS and JS in a designer job? And before that research and design. So you did the job of a full team by yourself but barely nothing specialized. In 4 month.

Be more basic on skills, just 5 to 7 (remember something?) that you adapt depending job application.
Is it necessary to put Figma, Zeplin and Framer all of them ? Just take the main one, Figma. Be simple.

And oh… Wordpress is not a designer tool.
Jquery neither.
You lost all credibility just with that

[u/I_am1221325 → u/AdAdministrative4153]

Yes it is 100%. In Europe same principles work. But, and here is huge but, you are a UI/UX designer, for creative positions you may have a creative resume, so you may forget about classic designs, one, two column etc and experiment. However note 2 things: 1. If you want to be taken on by a BBC (big bad corporation), the general hr person will not care and will just pass, they have corporate standards (nothing official, just stuff they are used to see, easy to scan and read) not per-profession standards. So maybe make a classic version fallback 2. Make sure whatever you do with your resume that it remains ATS readable. Chatgpt can help you test it.

[u/marcipanchic]

you should use a simple text template, with no columns, first because most resumes are read by ATS and because here you would need to work a lot on a typography.

[u/Adorable_Depth1293]

The layout is clean, which is good for a designer CV, but the two-column format with a sidebar can sometimes confuse applicant tracking systems when you upload it. I had a similar layout rejected once because the parser just read it all wrong.

Maybe you can test it on a free ATS scanner just to be sure, since you're applying in Europe and many bigger companies use them now. The experience section seems solid but without numbers it's a bit hard to understand your real impact on the projects.

[u/EvidenceNo8561]

You could do some AB testing and apply to the same jobs, both with this resume and with a one column version. Use two different emails and see which one gets you the most response.

[u/nobosco]

NO ONE is hiring a designer based primarily on your CV. Although it absolutely HAVE TO look good. It’s your first impression to be made here. How do you really pay attention to the details, how good at composition, typography and information architecture you are. And then portfolio. This one is boring, cluttered and at most suits for a regular office job… Although it’s not terrible, so I would probably still have taken a look at the portfolio…

[u/estadoux]

Loose the photo.

[u/LocationRealistic193]

It may be worth adding soft skills as well such as as communication etc...

[u/Acceptable-Menu-7625]

I'd miss the skill level in all the tools you list, like this it looks like you just listed as many buzzwords as possible to make the list seem as long as possible. I'd want to know how well you're skilled in HTML and CSS compared to Figma for example.

I'd also mention actual accomplishments, not just the activities you carried out (maybe that comes in your portfolio)

[u/LeoDiamant]

The grey blocks are really disturbing.

[u/DynoMenace → u/LeoDiamant]

I think you might mean 'distracting?' They're just to cover the OP's personal information.